A joint investigation team (JIT) is one of the most advanced tools used in international cooperation in criminal matters, comprising a legal agreement between competent authorities of two or more States for the purpose of carrying out criminal investigations. Made up of prosecutors and law...

This document provides an overview of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) regarding the ne bis in idem principle in criminal matters under Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’) and Articles 54 to 58 of the Convention...

This document provides an overview of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) with regard to the application of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (EAW FD). The 2020 edition of...

This report is the third JIT evaluation report published by the JITs Network since 2014. It includes two Chapters: Chapter 1 provides a non-exhaustive overview of findings from 99 evaluation forms completed by JIT practitioners between November 2017 and November 2019. Chapter 2 specifically...

This third newsletter on the Cross-border Digital Criminal Justice project brings you information regarding the activities conducted since the previous edition (November - December 2019).

This report aims to provide an update based on developments that occurred after the first report, or developments which are relevant but were not included in the first report for other reasons. The report contains an update on relevant statements or propositions made with respect to how law...

This second newsletter on Cross-border Digital Criminal Justice project brings you information regarding the wide range of activities conducted since the previous edition (September - October 2019).